Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau was asked if he’s gotten emotionally invested in the Olympic hockey competition as a viewer.

“You know where the emotional thing is? It’s the proudness of how our players have played,” he said. “Hiller gets two shutouts, and you look at [Sami] Vatanen and ‘T’ [Teemu Selanne] and what they’re doing. I thought Getzlaf and Perry were the two best players on the ice today.

“It makes you proud. Cam Fowler is getting rave reviews for the U.S. team. We’ve got some good players, and a lot of them are playing in the Olympics.”

GOLD MEDAL PREDICTIONS
Will it be the United States, Canada, Finland or Sweden? Only time will tell, but Sbisa predicts a United States vs. Finland gold medal game, with the edge going to Finland.

“They’ve always medaled,” he said. “That’s [Teemu’s] sixth time. He’s been there five times and has always finished second or third. It would be nice for him to get that gold.”

PRACTICE NOTES
The Ducks went through their first practice in 10 days, and Boudreau says it was simply to get their hockey legs back.

“You have to understand this isn’t like training camp where you can skate them overly hard the first day,” he said. “In training camp, they’ve been skating for a month already. It’s like coming off your first day of getting on the ice.

“We were pretty cognizant of not wanting to get anybody pulling their groins,” he said. “That’s why we had them doing laps instead of stops and starts. We will upgrade it every day. Tomorrow will be a lot sharper.”

Boudreau says he expects Hiller to return to practice on Monday.

Goaltender John Gibson is here to see some practice time, while Viktor Fasth is at full health, according to Boudreau.